New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-09-14
MRS. JAMES B. PorrERs MANAGER.

HER OPENING PLAY In AMERTcA-PERFfcT HAR-
MoSy BETWEEN Mr.. MINER AND THR NEW STAR
Among the passengers on the Elder, which after,
stormy voyage arrived ct her uobokcn dock yester-
day morning, was stout man whose fresh coIored
face carefully tended mustache and dignfcd deport
ment could belong W other than Ii. c. Miner, the
manager of MIS- James d. Potter. Mr. Miner went
straight to his home after he had dsembafked with
Mrs Miner but later I'm the day was found at tho
Peoples Theatre looking over a mass Of documents
and kilograms which had accumulated during his
months absence. lie found time, however, to chat
about his trip abroad and about Mrs. Potter.
al have had q terribly rough passage said he
and at one time thought we were about done for
found comfort in the reflection that nay baggage
was plainly marked and II washed ashore would pos
sbly be delivered In New-Yoik in time for the open
ing OF Mrs. Potters season, for have brought over
quantity Of rich hangings and furnishings for her
opening play, which is to be Mile. dc Bressier'
My trip cut was vastly moro pleasant, for the ocean
was like mil pond and the weather delightful. As
soon as / reached London 1 called on Mrs. Potter
and fouui her almost worn out by hard work
absolutely satisfied Of her ability, however, and
surprised the force and intensity Of her more ser
Gus passages For young woman she Is more than
You had q slight misunderstanding as to tho
contract, had you noe =
so kindly laid out by the London correspondents.
Mrs Potter claimed to have had verbal misunder-
contract TO choose her opening play. She wanted
Loyal Love- but 10 this positively refused to assent,
for / made UP my mind that Nile de brcSsier,'
with a adap taton, was the proper thing Tor her
She threatened to break her contract, put bided
my time and said nothing. When Mr.: Davis cabled
me from here about the matter od not tilhh IL
Important enough to reply TO his question feei
Justified in saying that MIR. Overton never receiven
a cable dispatch from Mrs. Potter stating that she
was FREQ and offering to negotiate with him. oihco
we came to an agreement She has never been Ia
positiop to nego late with Mr. Oyerton or any other
American manager. However, that IS all done WIN
81 need not tell you that l. feel thorongiy co CON,
WINGED that Mrs. Potter will be entirely SUCCESSFUL
here. Miss Anderson occupied box during Per.
i1rmance Of Loyal Love- ,,ss ana on 10 sshvauts9e
Miss Anderson told me that she was agreeaDly SUI,
prlsed at the young actresses great Improvement ana
felt sure she would make decided success In America
She spoke In q than kind manner about hcr
acting Be-ides : Mile. de Bressier,' we have now
play by Sims, Of which we both think favofaDy;
Mrs Potter Is now In switzerland, where sne VIII
remain until she sails for America toward the cnd
OF this month. Her leading man, kyre Beiew,
viii come over on the City Of Rome and will help
me to select tho company to support the staf ana
WI direct tho rehcarsals. He will remain WIN MIS-.
Potter during her entire American tour. among
the nlays saw In London was Harris aud Mefritts
new nlay Pleasure now running at the Driiry
Lane The audience behaved abomlnaoly, nan oI
them spplauding and half OF them Kissing, put tho
piece has much spectacular merit and ought 10 oo
II have obtained the right TO use new system Oh
calcum lighting. lately introduced and patented py
the manager OF the Theatre Royal, Manchester from
w 10 d. ane The patentee will send his own
man over here TO pat the system INTO Dom my LIZA
trcs / have secured the American rights Oh sew
era Eng PLAYS and shall run over ad as " hear Allan
Dare Is doing well at the Fifth Avenue, and shap
20 to-nIcbt To see the performance"